Bill > HR1089

This bill, the Strengthening Methods to Advance Research and Technology in Transportation Act (SMART Transportation Act), establishes a program to provide grants to eligible entities for the deployment, installation, and operation of advanced transportation technologies. The goal is to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, mobility, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment. The bill outlines criteria for selecting grant recipients, including reducing costs and improving return on investments, delivering environmental benefits by alleviating congestion, measuring and improving operational performance, and accelerating the deployment of vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, and autonomous vehicle technologies. The bill also establishes a connected vehicle deployment pilot program and an automated driving system demonstration program. The former aims to spur the deployment of connected vehicle technologies, while the latter tests the safe integration of automated driving system technologies into the transportation system and gathers data to establish safety baselines. Additionally, the bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to accelerate the implementation and deployment of advanced digital construction management systems, which can increase productivity, manage project complexity, and enhance worker and user safety. Overall, the SMART Transportation Act is designed to promote the development and deployment of advanced transportation technologies to improve the safety, efficiency, and performance of the transportation system in the United States.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1089/all-info